Washington / AIANNHCE 3940 / Federally-recognized area

Spokane

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

82.4%25/3 availability

0.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

16Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Spokane within Washington, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spokane Reservation is a reservation in Washington associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 238 square miles of land plus roughly 12.3 square miles of water. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 16 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across roughly 8 service locations, with current availability of 82.4% at 25/3 Mbps, 0.6% at 100/20, and 0.6% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Spokane is a federally recognized tribe in Washington with tribal lands. A Plateau tribe in Washington, historically known for fishing and trading along the Spokane River.

Website Summary: www.spokanetribe.com

Today the Spokane Tribe of Indians primary government operations are located in Wellpinit Washington with a citizen population of approximately 2,900 enrolled members. The Spokane Tribe of Indians ancestors inhabited much of northeastern Washington which consisted of approximately 3 million acres. The Spokane Tribe of Indians vision is to achieve true sovereignty by attaining self-sufficiency. Spokane ancestors were a river people, living a semi-nomadic way of life hunting, fishing, and gathering all the creator had made available to them. Spokane Tribe of Indians Anniversary – 1881 to 2023. We commit to the Spokane Tribe’s vision of attaining self-sufficiency by promising generational sustainability, honoring our past and protecting our future. Spokane Tribal Enterprises strives to be a recognized branded leader in bringing new businesses to fruition and operating those businesses with leading industry practices, through leadership and innovation, becoming the preferred employer for Spokane Tribal members.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	2,137	2,206	2,220	2,017	1,884	1,924
Households	797	861	830	760	725	766
Median age	33.7	35.8	35.2	36.7	39.5	40.6
Male / Female	49.1% / 50.9%	46.2% / 53.8%	46.9% / 53.1%	47.1% / 52.9%	49.2% / 50.8%	49.9% / 50.1%
Avg. household size	2.68	2.56	2.67	2.65	2.60	2.51
Pop. density (per sq mi)	9.0	9.3	9.3	8.5	7.9	8.1
HH density (per sq mi)	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$30,515	$34,920	$37,917	$48,250	$52,083	$57,188
Per capita income	$16,153	$17,226	$18,563	$21,688	$22,677	$25,149
Poverty rate	30.6%	28.6%	29.4%	28.6%	24.9%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	7.0%	6.5%	8.3%	10.6%	12.4%
HS diploma or higher	49.8%	54.4%	55.9%	57.5%	56.4%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	11.5%	12.5%	13.1%	12.1%	14.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	18.4 Mbps	20.8 Mbps
2019Q2	23.2 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2019Q3	14.2 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2019Q4	34.0 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2020Q1	24.6 Mbps	26.5 Mbps
2020Q2	9.1 Mbps	7.9 Mbps
2020Q3	33.5 Mbps	17.2 Mbps
2020Q4	31.8 Mbps	23.3 Mbps
2021Q1	47.6 Mbps	49.8 Mbps
2021Q2	50.6 Mbps	50.1 Mbps
2021Q3	23.9 Mbps	10.2 Mbps
2021Q4	54.7 Mbps	36.2 Mbps
2022Q1	76.9 Mbps	21.2 Mbps
2022Q2	64.8 Mbps	19.8 Mbps
2022Q3	59.8 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2022Q4	44.3 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2023Q1	57.5 Mbps	19.5 Mbps
2023Q2	56.7 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2023Q3	39.1 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2023Q4	44.5 Mbps	22.2 Mbps
2024Q1	71.0 Mbps	10.5 Mbps
2024Q2	78.4 Mbps	17.3 Mbps
2024Q3	84.6 Mbps	23.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	96.6%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	96.6%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	96.6%	0.0%
2018	98.4%	96.6%	0.0%
2019	98.9%	98.2%	0.0%
2020	98.9%	98.2%	0.0%
2021	92.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	63.0%	0.6%	0.0%
2023	47.3%	0.6%	0.6%
2024	82.4%	0.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	23.6%	28.8%
2018	27.0%	31.8%
2019	30.5%	39.9%
2020	37.0%	40.0%
2021	38.1%	51.7%
2022	44.2%	50.0%
2023	44.4%	43.6%
2024	41.0%	33.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	82.4%
100/20 Mbps	0.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	82.4%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.6%	85%
Adoption	41.0%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	16
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	8

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Inland Cellular Telephone Company
Verizon Communications Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
Wired or Wireless, Inc.	—
Hughes Computer Services, Inc.	—
Declaration Networks Group, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Northwest Fiber, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Spokane Tribe of Indians	—
Charter Communications	—
Comcast Corporation	—
MiFiber Holding, LLC	—
NCI Datacom	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	62.5%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	62.5%	62.5%	62.5%	62.5%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	100.0%	12.5%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	1.369

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	89.2	80.8	78.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	12.2	7.7	3.3	0.2	0.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.3	70.3	64.6	0.2	0.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.2	0.2
Any Terrestrial	91.2	81.8	79.1	0.2	0.2
Cable	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Cable/Fiber	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Copper	12.1	7.5	3.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.8	69.1	63.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	24.2	24.2	23.8	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	78.9	78.8	77.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	12.2	9.2	4.4	0.5	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	70.9	69.1	63.8	0.5	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.5
Any Terrestrial	81.6	80.2	78.0	0.5	0.5
Cable	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Cable/Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Copper	12.0	8.9	3.9	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	67.8	67.3	62.4	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	22.7	22.7	22.7	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	75.5	75.5	73.1	24.7	24.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	16.8	14.0	5.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	58.9	57.2	52.1	0.4	0.4	0.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	25.1	0.4
Any Terrestrial	79.0	77.9	73.8	25.1	25.1	0.4
Cable	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cable/Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Copper	16.7	13.8	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	54.8	54.4	50.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	32.7	32.7	30.2	24.7	24.7	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	76.4	76.4	74.1	25.6	25.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	16.9	13.6	5.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.5	56.5	51.7	0.4	0.4	0.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.0	0.4
Any Terrestrial	79.7	78.4	74.7	26.0	26.0	0.4
Cable	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cable/Fiber	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Copper	16.7	13.4	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	58.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	56.8	54.0	50.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	33.1	33.1	30.7	25.6	25.6	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	91.4	87.8	87.5	27.4	27.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	17.0	13.6	5.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	58.1	56.5	51.7	0.4	0.4	0.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	27.4	0.4
Any Terrestrial	93.1	89.1	87.7	27.4	27.4	0.4
Cable	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cable/Fiber	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Copper	16.8	13.4	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	54.3	54.0	50.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	73.4	63.6	63.6	27.4	27.1	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	83.3	83.2	82.7	27.9	27.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	17.7	14.1	5.8	0.3	0.3	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	56.0	54.5	49.7	0.3	0.3	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Terrestrial	86.5	85.5	83.5	27.9	27.8	0.3
Cable	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Cable/Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Copper	17.5	13.8	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	51.7	51.6	48.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	54.1	54.1	54.1	27.9	27.4	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.